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Hezbollah says 'thousands' of fighters to respond if Israel attacks

AFP

Jun 23, 2017

The head of Lebanese movement Hezbollah on Friday warned Israel against
attacking Lebanon or Syria, saying "hundreds of thousands" of Arab and
Muslim fighters would be ready to strike back. "The Israeli enemy should
know that if it launches an attack on Syria or Lebanon, it's unknown
whether the fighting will stay just between Lebanon and Israel, or Syria
and Israel," Hassan Nasrallah said. Read More

Melania Trump's $2,225 Dress Was Perfectly on Theme for the Congressional Picnic

Guests
for the the White House congressional picnic dressed accordingly for
the outdoor setting, but nobody's look was more on point than Melania's.

Yahoo Style

Russian media: IS leader almost certainly killed

A
senior Russian politician quoted by news agency Interfax has said the
killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is almost a
certianty. David Doyle reports.

Reuters Videos

Iran Rains Missiles on ISIS in Syria—Which Means Israel Is in Range

Iran
launched between four and six missiles into Syria last week. The
missiles travelled a distance of over 700 kilometers, equivalent to 435
miles. This should worry every nation across the globe. Iran’s missile
launch was a response to the two simultaneous terror attacks that
rocked—literally and figuratively—Teheran the week before. Striking both
the mausoleum of the founder to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the
Ayatollah Khomeini, and the Iranian Parliament, the attacks resulted in
17 dead and over 50 wounded. It was a terrifying wake up call for
Teheran. Sunni ISIS, operating out of their base in Syria, successfully
struck the heart of Shiite Iran. These attacks necessitated a counter
response.

The New York Observer

How militants linked to Islamic State took hold of a city in the Philippines

One
month after declaring martial law on the southern island of Mindanao,
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte proclaimed success this week in
preventing groups linked to Islamic State from declaring a
mini-caliphate on the island. The order in late May followed a week of
violent clashes between government forces and fighters affiliated with
Islamic State in the city of Marawi that left more than 100 people dead.
But how did groups hoisting the black flags of Islamic State all but
take over this city of 200,000 people? Here’s a look at the long history
of Islamic insurgency on Mindanao and how it ended up in the latest
round of violence. History of Islamic insurgency on Mindanao Mindanao is
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